Record profits for Airbus, which predicts no further pandemic disruptions to its business

Airbus' new A350-1000 cargo aircraft, in the aerial display during the Singapore Airshow, 15 February 2022. Sales of the aircraft have contributed to the company's record profits. © Caroline Chia/Reuters

European aircraft giant Airbus posted record profits in 2021, after two years of losses during the Covid pandemic. As a result, the company has restarted offering a dividend to shareholders.

"2021 was a year of transition, where our attention shifted from navigating the pandemic towards recovery and growth," Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury said in the earning statement.